Beautiful by christina aguilera

Christina
Maria
Aguilera
(born December 18, 1980) is an
American pop/R&B singer and
songwriter.

A. Listen to the song Beautiful and complete the lyrics with the missing lines

JUMBLED LINES
The sun will always shine
No matter what we say
Now and then, I get insecure
Words can't bring you down
To all your friends, you're delirious
I am beautiful in every single way
Is that the way it is?

(Don’t look at me)
Every day is so wonderful
And suddenly, it's hard to
breathe
(1)
……………………………………
…….……
From all the pain, I'm so
ashamed
I am beautiful no matter what
they say
Words can't bring me down
(2)

……………………………………
….………

Yes, words can't bring me down
So don't you bring me down
today
(3)
……………………………………..
………..
So consumed in all your doom
Trying hard to fill the emptiness
The pieces gone, left the puzzle
undone
(4)
…………………………………….
…………
You are beautiful no matter what
they say


(5)
……………………………………
………....
You are beautiful in every single
way
Yes, words can't bring you down
So don't you bring me down
today...
No matter what we do
(6)

……………………………………
…
We're the song inside the tune
Full of beautiful mistakes

And everywhere we go
(7)
……………………………………
………….
But tomorrow we might awake
On the other side
'Cause we are beautiful no
matter what they say
Yes, words won't bring us down
We are beautiful in every single
way
Yes, words can't bring us down
So, don't you bring me down
today (x3)

B. In Christina Aguilera’s video for Beautiful you can see a
sequence of different people. Watch the video and identify
those people.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

C. Complete the text about the video Beautiful you have just
seen, using the following words.

fire
skinny
magazines

underweight
room
wig
goth

issues
kissing
get up
bullied
images
disrespected
"Don't look at me"

The video opens with Aguilera speaking the line….…………………..
……………..

followed

by

scenes

of

her

singing

alone

in

a

………………… intercut with self image-related sequences of other

message
woman
mirror


people.

An

…………………………..

girl

examines

herself

in

a

…………………….., eventually punching through it; a ……………………
boy

stands

lifting

weights

in

a

room

plastered

with

……………………. of bodybuilders; and a girl rips out pages of

women's ……………………. and throws them into a ………………….. In
one sequence, a girl is ………………………… by several peers, and in
another, a ……………………… with piercings sits at the back of a
bus while several people ………………………. and move. The video
also touches on LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender
people)

…………………….

portrayed

by

Jordan

One

scene

Shannon

features
and

a

Justin

gay

couple,

Croft,

…….

…………………. on a bench and ignoring the stares of people who
pass them. Another scene shows a transgender ……………………..,
played by Robert Sherman, putting on makeup, a …………………..,
and women's clothing.
Aguilera stated in her acceptance speech that "this song is
definitely a universal ………………………. that everybody can relate
to anyone that has been discriminated against or unaccepted,
unappreciated or …………………….. just because of who you are."

A. Listen to the song Beautiful and complete the lyrics with the
missing lines

(Don’t look at me)
Every day is so wonderful
And suddenly, it's hard to
breathe
(1) Now and then, I get
insecure
From all the pain, I'm so
ashamed
I am beautiful no matter what
they say
Words can't bring me down
(2) I am beautiful in every

single way
Yes, words can't bring me down
So don't you bring me down
today

(3) To all your friends, you're
delirious
So consumed in all your doom
Trying hard to fill the emptiness
The pieces gone, left the puzzle
undone
(4) Is that the way it is?
You are beautiful no matter what
they say
(5) Words can't bring you
down
You are beautiful in every single
way
Yes, words can't bring you down
So don't you bring me down
today...


No matter what we do
(6) No matter what we say
We're the song inside the tune
Full of beautiful mistakes
And everywhere we go
(7) The sun will always shine
But tomorrow we might awake

On the other side

'Cause we are beautiful no
matter what they say
Yes, words won't bring us down
We are beautiful in every single
way
Yes, words can't bring us down
So, don't you bring me down
today (3x)

B. In Christina Aguilera’s video for Beautiful you can see a
sequence of different people. Watch the video and identify those
people.

1. a gay couple
2. a goth / punk
3. a skinny boy

4. a bullied girl
5. a transsexual woman
6. an anorexic girl

C. Complete the text.
The video opens with Aguilera speaking the line "Don't look at
me", followed by scenes of her singing alone in a room intercut
with self image-related sequences of other people. An
underweight girl examines herself in a mirror, eventually
punching through it; a skinny boy stands lifting weights in a
room plastered with images of bodybuilders; and a girl rips out

pages of women's magazines and throws them into a fire. In
one sequence, a girl is bullied by several peers, and in another, a
goth with piercings sits at the back of a bus while several
people get up and move. The video also touches on LGBT
(lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people) issues. One
scene features a gay couple, portrayed by Jordan Shannon and
Justin Croft, kissing on a bench and ignoring the stares of
people who pass them. Another scene shows a transgender
woman, played by Robert Sherman, putting on makeup, a wig,
and women's clothing.
Aguilera stated in her acceptance speech that "this song is
definitely a universal message that everybody can relate to anyone that's been discriminated against or unaccepted,
unappreciated or disrespected just because of who you are."